Opinion Articles & Editorials Written By Jennifer Jacobs

Two hours on a live debate stage Tuesday should be ample time for the Democratic underdogs battling front-runner Hillary Clinton to make a beneficial impression on voters — or to acutely disappoint them, politics watchers say.
“The debates will alter the race,” said Stephanie Cutter, a Democratic strategist and top staffer in the President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. “Clinton will no longer be running against herself — the debates will force a choice, but only if she strongly stands by her positions, record and be...